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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct<br />
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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct I & II<br />
Viaducto Cuesta da Silva<br />
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Viaducto Cuesta da Silva I & II<br />
 
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain<br />
 
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain<br />
 
(394) feet high / (120) meters high<br />
 
(394) feet high / (120) meters high<br />
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One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct has a central pier of 348 feet (106 mtrs).  Curving above the rugged coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the span is one of two high bridges on the island of Gran Canaria.  The other is the beautiful Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano. Also planned for Gran Canaria Island is the Tenoya Viaduct - a concrete beam bridge that will rise 364 feet (111 meters) above the ground near the town of the same name.  Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a unique cable stayed bridge is planned near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.  
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One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain upon its completion in 1979, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct was doubled in 2010 with a parallel span making the carretera into a 4-lane route with increased capacity.  The original 1979 viaduct has a central pier of 106 meters and a span configuration of 58,0 + 90,0 + 120,0 + 90,0 + 58,0 m for a total length of 416 meters.  The deck is 11.6 meters wide.  
  
A second parallel Cuesta da Silva Viaduct will be completed by the end of 2010 to turn the previous 2-lane carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador into a fully divided 4-lane highway capable of handling the increase in traffic. 
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The 2010 viaduct has a central pier of 110 meters and a span configuration of 50,15 + 108,8 + 114,5 + 108,8 + 50,15 m for a total length of 432.4 meters.  The deck is 15.5 meters wide. 
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Other high beam bridges on Gran Canaria include Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano and the Tenoya Viaduct near the town of the same name.  Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a unique cable stayed bridge is planned near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.
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The carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador has become one of Europe's most 
  
  

Revision as of 23:00, 28 November 2018

Cuesta da Silva Viaduct I & II
Viaducto Cuesta da Silva I & II
San Felipe, Gran Canaria Island, Spain
(394) feet high / (120) meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
1979, 2010

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Image by Guillermo Vega.


One of the highest concrete beam bridges in Spain upon its completion in 1979, the Cuesta da Silva Viaduct was doubled in 2010 with a parallel span making the carretera into a 4-lane route with increased capacity. The original 1979 viaduct has a central pier of 106 meters and a span configuration of 58,0 + 90,0 + 120,0 + 90,0 + 58,0 m for a total length of 416 meters. The deck is 11.6 meters wide.

The 2010 viaduct has a central pier of 110 meters and a span configuration of 50,15 + 108,8 + 114,5 + 108,8 + 50,15 m for a total length of 432.4 meters. The deck is 15.5 meters wide.

Other high beam bridges on Gran Canaria include Guiniguada Viaduct near San José Artesano and the Tenoya Viaduct near the town of the same name. Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a unique cable stayed bridge is planned near the town of Teror, higher up on the slope of a Gran Canaria volcano.

The carretera Santa María de Guía - El Pagador has become one of Europe's most


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Image by hippitywippity.


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Image by Yonathan Santana Rodriguez.


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Cuesta da Silva Viaduct satellite image.